[Forbes Magazine] Fez Smart Factory: supporting the emergence of a new generation of smart factories

The advent of Industry 4.0 refers to modernized organizational methods. The advantage of such an industry for companies is clearly seen in increased productivity and efficiency thanks in particular to structural advances in flexibility, generating higher quality products at reduced costs. These new ways of working also accelerate time-to-market and boost competitiveness.

Also, actors involved in this new turning point will benefit from greater thrift and convenience during production phases while maximizing safety. It is evident that companies that seize the value of these enormous potentials will be best equipped to meet the major challenges of tomorrow in a changing world. In the future, companies will establish globalized and interconnected value chains that will de facto require the development of international standards.

In Morocco, the Ministry of Industry, Trade, Green and Digital Economy is particularly determined to establish innovative ecosystems favoring technological integration in industrialization approaches. This interest in the industry of the future is formalized by the launch of qualified industrial zones in collaboration with international partners. At the African level, Morocco is developing its multidimensional plan leading to Industry 4.0, based essentially on a strong public-private partnership.

In this dynamic, the Fez Smart Factory project led by UEMF, which is now on track, aims to set in motion an ecosystem favorable to industrial ecology. The ultimate goal is to support the emergence of a new generation of smart factories adopting the use of the latest technologies in collaborative engineering, advanced simulation, augmented reality, robotization, Cloud Computing and cybersecurity.

Source : Mohammed El Kettani

Forbes Magazine "14 March 2022" : https://www.forbes.fr/technologie/industrie-4-0-un-levier-transformationnel-au-profit-de-lexcellence-operationnelle/